Sónia Costa Research Group: Governance, Economy and Citizenry Supervisor(s): Alexandra Castro Summary N.A. Period: 2010 - ... Resources: N.A. #GEC #AlexandraCastro #SóniaCosta

Pedro Oliveira Research Group: Cities and Territories Supervisor(s): Pedro Costa Summary N.A. Period: ... - 2013 Resources: N.A. #CT #PedroOliveira #PedroCosta

Rolando Volzone Research Group: Cities and Territories Supervisor(s): José Luís Saldanha, Aurora da Conceição Parreira Carapinha Summary N.A. Period: 2015 - 2019 Resources: N.A. #CT #RolandoVolzone #JoséLuísPossoloSaldanha

Maximina Almeida Research Group: Cities and Territories Supervisor(s): Paulo Tormenta Pinto Summary N.A. Period: 2011 - 2017 Resources: N.A. #MaximinaAlmeida #PauloTormentaPinto #CT

Mariana Salvador Research Group: Cities and Territories Supervisor(s): Teresa Marat-Mendes, Maria do Rosário Oliveira Summary N.A. Period: 2013-2018 Resources: N.A. #CT #MarianaSalvador #TeresaMaratMendes

Sandra Pinheiro Research Group: Governance, Economy and Citizenry Supervisor(s): Emanuel Leão Summary N.A. Period: ... - 2015 Resources: N.A. #GEC #SandraPinheiro #EmanuelLeão

Alexandra Areia Research Group: Cities and Territories Supervisor(s): Ana Vaz Milheiro Summary N.A. Period: 2011 - 2017 Resources: N.A. #AlexandraAreia #AnaVazMilheiro #CT

Leonor Matos Silva Research Group: Cities and Territories Supervisor(s): Ana Vaz Milheiro Summary N.A. Period: 2012-2017 Resources: N.A. #CT #AnaVazMilheiro #LeonorMatosSilva

Authors: Sónia Cardoso, Maria J. Rosa, Pedro Videira , Alberto Amaral Research Group: Innovation and Labour Date: 2017 Publisher: Quality Assurance in Education Link: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/QAE-03-2017-0007 Publication type: Scientific journal article Research Project: N.A. Abstract: Purpose: This paper aims to look at the characteristics of internal quality assurance (IQA) systems of higher education institutions to understand whether these systems tend to reproduce a given model, externally defined and suggested to institutions, or rather to be shaped by institutions’ features and interests. Design/methodology/approach: The study is supported in the analysis of the content of self-assessment reports of 12 internal QA systems certified, in Portugal, between 2012 and 2015. An analysis grid was used based on three categories: IQA systems’ historical framework, structural/managerial component and monitoring, assessment and continuous improvement. Findings: Institutions tended to follow a “one size fits all” approach, meaning that external (European and national) quality assurance (QA) references were used in an identical way, giving origin to rather similar IQA systems. Institutional characteristics do not seem to have played a relevant role, eventually due to institutions’ will to obtain their systems’ certification and, thus, achieve a light-touch external QA. Research limitations/implications: The study was based on the analysis of only certified IQA systems and relies on document analysis. It would be interesting to also include non-certified systems, in a comparative perspective, complemented with data deriving from interviews and/or questionnaires with some of the actors involved in the certification process. Practical implications: The study provides an understanding of how IQA systems are being implemented in Portugal. Thus, it can be of interest to other institutions as well as to QA agencies. Originality/value: The study addresses a topic still relatively absent from research on QA in higher education, being of interest for researchers in the field. #2017 #PedroVideira #IL

Title: Costa, P., Guerra, P., Neves, P.S.(2017) Urban intervention, street art and public space, Lisboa e Porto: DINÂMIA'CET-IUL, ISUP, ISBN: 978-989-97712-6-0. Date: 2017 Publisher: DINÂMIA'CET-IUL, IS-UP Link: http://www.urbancreativity.org/urban-intervention.html Publication type: Book Research Project: N.A. Abstract: This book it has its direct origin on an international call for papers, issued by Pedro Costa and Paula Guerra, which aimed to give body to a publication on the thematic of creative milieus and cultural scenes in contemporary urban spaces. The organizers of that publication were surprised by the great quality and interest of the proposals for papers which were presented, even if many of them were not focused specifically and directly on the "creative milieus" and "urban scenes" approach they were looking for. Interestingly, many of the papers raised the issue of the relation between urban interventions (particularly street art approaches) and public space. That was so stimulating that the authors, drawing also upon previous work on that area, decided to give birth to another project, complementary to the edition of the original idea of book, which would be specifically focused on issues of urban interventions, street art and public space. For that, they joined Pedro Soares Neves, which have been working for years in the field of street art and urban interventions, is executive director of Urbancreativity international research topic on Graffiti, Street Art and Urban Creativity. The diversity of contributions put together in this book acknowledges the variety of debates and perspectives that mark contemporary discussions on the relation between art and public space, with particular reference to the case of graffiti and street art, which attracted most of the contributors that came from various disciplines and backgrounds. #2017 #CT #PedroCosta